Display-cabinet.



' No. 757,003. PATENTED APR. 12, 1904,.

E. A. WIL'GOX.

DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED nus. s. 1903. no MODEL.

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Patented April 12, 1904.

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ELIJAH A. WILCOX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,003, dated April12, 1904.

Application filed February 3, 1903. Serial No. 141,710. (No model.)

To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH ABBOTT VVILooX, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvemerits in Display-Cabinets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a display-cabinet provided with an inclosingcasing with sides and front adapted to be turned outward and havingremovably mounted upon the inner portion of the sides of the casing aseries of d isplay-frames formed of wire-cloth or equivalent material onwhich the merchandise to be displayed may be secured in' any suitablemanner, and, further, the displayframes provided with means on theirouter edge for holding a card or other index and also with means fordefining the distance between the frames.

The object of my invention is a displaycabinet wherein various types ofmerchandise can be readily shown, the display-frames easily removed toreplace or change the merchandise to be displayed, and the cabinet as awhole compact, of small cost, and arranged to be readily opened andclosed and when 1 of the cabinet.

closed to protect the articles displayed from flying dust, moisture, &c.

The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of the cabinetwith one side open. Fig. 2is a horizontal section through a closed cabinet. Fig. 3 is a side viewof one of the display-frames, showing the means for attaching it to theside Fig. t is a plan view showing the tops of three frames and theirrelation to the side of the cabinet and bracket by which they arecarried and also shows a device employed for defining the distancebetween the frames. Fig. 5 is a front View of one of the frames, showingthe means employed for holding an index-card.

In the drawings, A indicates the base of the cabinet; -B, top; C, back;D, centrallyarranged partition which serves to support the top when bothsides are open; E, sides hinged to the back; F, fronts hinged to thesides. Mounted on the sides E are. two sets of horizontal and parallelangle plates or brackets 6. These angle plates or brackets have holes Hformed in them which are arranged equidistant. A

1 indicates the display-frames. The display-frames are preferably madewith a metal rim J, in which is stretched wire-cloth K or any othersuitable material. I prefer, however, to use wire-cloth, as it forms agood support for the merchandise to be displayed and also permits theemployment of an ordinary metal paper-fastener as a means for securingthe merchandise to the wire-cloth.

If desired, the rim J may be of wood or any other suitable material.

Projecting rearwardly from the rims J are the hooks L. These hooks areadapted to take in the holes H in the brackets Gr. Any other form ofsupporting device in place of the hooks L which will permit the framesto be swung about their point of support may be used.

Arranged over the front edge of the display-frames I are strips of metalM or other material bent or formed as shown in Fig. 4'

or otherwise to form sockets or slides N to receive an index-card O.

In order to define the distance between the frames where articles aremounted upon the faces of the frames and which it is desired should nottouch when the frames are pushed together, there is pivotally mountedupon every third frame a shaped plate P, which plate is provided with aseries of holes Q, arranged in the arc of a circle, in one of which isplaced a pin R, which coacts with a hole T, formed in the top of theframe carrying the plate. By changing the position of the pin theangular relation of the plate to the frame may be altered, thus definingthe distance between contiguous frames.

I wish it understood that I do not limit myself in any wise to anyparticular shape to be given to the cabinet or to the number of sets ofdisplay-frames which may be used, as it is obvious that many changes maybe made without departing from the intent of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A display cabinetcomprising a fixed back, top and base, movable sides hinged to the back,movable fronts hinged to the sides, and a number of vertically-disposeddisplayframes mounted upon the inner surface of the sides.

2. A display-cabinet comprising a fixed back, top and base, movablesides hinged to the back, movable fronts hinged to the sides, and anumber of vertically-disposed removable display-frames mounted upon theinner surface of the sides.

8. A display-cabinet comprising, a base, a back, a top, acentrally-disposed partition, sides hinged to the back, fronts hinged tothe sides, and a number of removable displayframes pivotally mounted onthe inner surface of the sides of the cabinet.

4. A displaycabinet comprising a fixed back, top and base, sides hingedto the back, fronts hinged to the sides, bracket-supports mounted uponthe sides, and a number of movable display-frames carried by saidbracketsupports.

5. A displaycabinet comprising a fixed back, top and base, sides hingedto the back, display-frames hinged upon the inner surface of the sides,together with means for determining the distance between thedisplayframes when closed.

6. A cabinet provided with hinged sides cooperate with said brackets onsaid sides, and

permit the display frames to be separated when the sides are opened.

9. A cabinet provided with hinged sides adapted to be extended on eachside thereof, a plurality of hangers pivotally mounted on said sides,together with fronts hinged to the sides.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ELIJAH A. WVILCOX.

Witnesses:

J. E. PEARSON, FRANK OCoNNoR.

